The documentary Tove Jansson and the Ten Virgins

The documentary film recounts the background story of Jansson’s altarpiece and the construction of Teuva Church, which was built to replace the former wooden church that was destroyed in a dramatic fire. Jansson’s letters and notebooks offer insights into the painting process and the artist’s thoughts on the project, combined with imagery from her other mural paintings. Her professional persona and the zeitgeist of post-war Finland are captured evocatively in the featured archive material and reminiscences shared by her contemporaries.  

Screening times:

15.00 / language: Finnish, subtitles: Finnish     
16.00 / language: Swedish, subtitles: Swedish     
17.00 / language: Swedish, subtitles: English   

The documentary will be shown during the Tove Jansson – Paradise exhibition on Saturdays from 15.00 to 17.00 and Sundays from 12.00 to 17.00.   
  
The voice actor playing Tove is Alma Pöysti. The narrator is her actor brother Oskar Pöysti.
The documentary was produced by Moomin Characters Ltd and the Tove Jansson Estate. 
 
Production team:  
Kira Schroeder, Linus Lindholm and Milla Kallijärvi 

Tove Jansson: Sketch for the Teuva Church altarpiece The Ten Virgins, 1953. Private collection. © Tove Jansson Estate. Photo: HAM / Kirsi Halkola.